Wed January 17, 2018
Lincoln Electric Expands Education Offerings with LEEPS Program
Lincoln Electric has announced its newest education initiative – the Lincoln Electric Education Partner Schools (LEEPS) program. This multi-tiered program supports welding instructors at every level – from junior high school to technical college and beyond....
Wed January 17, 2018
Adolfson & Peterson Tops Out UNC's New Campus Commons
University of Northern Colorado's newest gateway building was topped out, marking a significant milestone event for construction and the progress of the new facility. Alumni, faculty and staff donors signed their names onto the final structural beam, representing the importance of Alumni and donor engagement to the campus community....
Tue January 16, 2018
Phaze Concrete Creates Advanced Training Techniques
Phaze Concrete's work is recognized across the country, but it's the way they have treated their employees that is turning heads. In 2016, the company partnered with the Department of Labor's Department of Apprenticeships....
Mon January 15, 2018
New Orleans Culinary, Hospitality School Under Way
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two New Orleans restaurateurs and a developer say they have the $32 million in financing needed to turn a failed visual arts center into a nonprofit restaurant and hotel school, and construction has begun....
Wed January 03, 2018
Contractors Association Creates Virtual Reality Training Facility
A $200,000 grant from the Governor's Office of Science will go toward a new learning tool for those in the construction trades: a virtual reality training facility. Two new simulators are expected to provide reality-based training for heavy equipment operators....
Tue January 02, 2018
Project REAP Graduates 35 From NYC Class of 2017
A group of 35 participants from Project REAP (Real Estate Associate Program) NYC recently held their graduation ceremony to build on the success of the program's effort to expand minority participation in commercial real estate....
Tue January 02, 2018
Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Howard College-San Angelo Construction Trades Program
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Howard College-San Angelo Construction Trades Center of Excellence was held on Oct. 5, 2017. Over the past 18 months, Michael Biggerstaff, past president of the Home Builders Association of San Angelo and chairman of the Texas Builders Foundation, and the Home Builders Association of San Angelo in partnership with the Texas Builders Foundation have worked with community leaders in San Angelo to raise more than $600,000 for the new center which is now fully funded....
Wed December 27, 2017
Missouri University to See Engineering Center in 2020
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Officials with the University of Missouri-Kansas City said students will soon have access to state-of-the-art 3-D technology, analytics labs and other innovations provided by a $32 million education and research center on the university's Volker campus....
Dick Rohland - Wed December 27, 2017
HCPA Students to See New Sports Dome, Classrooms in 2018
Progress clearly moved forward in dramatic fashion when crews recently raised a 89,000 sq. ft. air supported sports dome as part of a multi-year expansion program for the Hmong College Prep Academy (HCPA) in St....
Fri December 22, 2017
Topcon, Bentley Systems Announce Kick-Off of Constructioneering Academy
Topcon Positioning Group and Bentley Systems have announced the kick-off date of their collaborative Constructioneering Academy initiative. The first session is scheduled for Feb. 13, 2018 in Livermore, Calif....
